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Execution of a convict who is actually innocent
Wrongful execution is a miscarriage of justice occurring when an innocent person is put to death by capital punishment. Opponents of capital punishment
Wrongful_execution
Legal killing of a person as punishment
the execution of a capital verdict. It is frequently argued that capital punishment leads to miscarriage of justice through the wrongful execution of innocent
Capital_punishment
nation's second-highest execution rate, behind only neighboring Oklahoma. The first execution in Texas occurred in 1819, with the execution of a white male,
Capital_punishment_in_Texas
Black American wrongfully convicted of murder (1929–1944)
(October 21, 1929 – June 16, 1944) was an African American boy who was wrongfully executed at the age of 14 after being convicted, during an unfair trial
George_Stinney
2009. York, Geoffrey. 2005. "Death-penalty debate grips China after wrongful execution." Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada), 2005. Biography in Context, EBSCOhost
Human_rights_in_China
Inner Mongolian man exonerated after being wrongly executed for rape and murder
Chinese man who was wrongfully executed on 10 June 1996 for the rape and murder of a woman. On 5 December 2006, ten years after the execution, Zhao Zhihong
Huugjilt
Execution method
the Americas, notably in the execution of the Inca emperor Atahualpa. It was intended as a more merciful form of execution than death by burning; heretics
Garrote
A botched execution is defined by political science professor Austin Sarat as: Botched executions occur when there is a breakdown in, or departure from
List_of_botched_executions
Death by suspension around the neck
Middle Ages, and has been the primary execution method in numerous countries and regions. As a form of execution, it is commonly practiced at a structure
Hanging
Execution by multiple shooters on command
Execution by firing squad, historically called fusillading (from the French fusil, rifle), is a method of capital punishment, particularly common in the
Execution_by_firing_squad
Method of execution
method of execution worldwide, used in about 70 countries, with execution by firing squad being one particular form. In most countries, execution by a firing
Execution_by_shooting
Court with little or no judicial credibility
miscarriage of justice cases Overturned convictions in the United States Wrongful execution Advocacy Innocence Project National Registry of Exonerations Investigating
Kangaroo_court
This is especially true insofar as the media's increased focus on the wrongful convictions of innocent people has resulted in the public becoming less
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Capital_punishment_debate_in_the_United_States
Form of execution involving injection of chemicals into the bloodstream
cases in 2017 and has not conducted an execution since 2000, and the Maldives has never carried out an execution since its independence. Although Taiwan
Lethal_injection
British man hanged but later pardoned (1933–1953)
England and Wales. The Children and Young Persons Act 1933 prevented execution of those under 18; consequently, of the two defendants, despite Craig
Derek_Bentley
last ten years and are believed to have a policy of not carrying out executions or have made a commitment not to do so. 9 retain capital punishment only
Capital_punishment_by_country
This is a list of methods of capital punishment, also known as execution. These well-known and notable methods of capital punishment are currently legal
List of methods of capital punishment
List_of_methods_of_capital_punishment
apology to the family of former Air Force Pvt. Chiang Kuo-ching for his wrongful execution in 1997. Chiang was arrested for the September 12, 1996, rape and
Capital_punishment_in_Taiwan
Live entombment usually until death
When used as a means of execution, the prisoner is simply left to die from starvation or dehydration. This form of execution is distinct from being buried
Immurement
Execution, murder, or suicide method
Death by burning, also called immolation, is an execution, murder, or suicide method involving combustion or exposure to extreme heat. It has a long history
Death_by_burning
of honor, perjury causing wrongful execution, and treason carry a possible death sentence. However, the most recent executions that took place in Qatar
Capital_punishment_in_Qatar
Form of wrongful execution
person by means of capital punishment; therefore, it is a subset of wrongful execution. The Oxford English Dictionary describes it as "death inflicted by
Judicial_murder
Welsh wrongfully executed man (1924–1950)
Evans did not murder his wife or his daughter, 54 years after his wrongful execution. The case generated much controversy and is acknowledged to be a miscarriage
Timothy_Evans
American murderer (1962–1989)
States in 1989 List of wrongful convictions in the United States Reasonable doubt Texas Moratorium Network Wrongful executions in the United States "Executed
Carlos_DeLuna
Execution method
Falling is execution by throwing or dropping a person from a great height. It has been used since ancient times. People executed in this way die from
Falling_(execution)
"Flawed Forensics and the Death Penalty: Junk Science and Potentially Wrongful Executions". Seattle Journal for Social Justice. 11 (2) 10. Retrieved December
Capital punishment in the United States
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Execution technique
Death by crushing or pressing is a method of execution that has a history during which the techniques used varied greatly from place to place, generally
Crushing_(execution)
Method of execution/torture
tree or any construction of wood used to hang criminals as a form of execution. The term later came to refer specifically to a cross. The related term
Crucifixion
Execution method
a method of execution in which a person is killed by being immersed in a boiling liquid. While not as common as other methods of execution, boiling to
Death_by_boiling
Falsifying an oath or affirmation
cases causing wrongful execution. Perjury which caused the wrongful execution of another or in the pursuit of causing the wrongful execution of another is
Perjury
Execution method
conceived this execution method in 1881. It was developed over the next decade as a more humane alternative to conventional executions, particularly hanging
Electric_chair
Execution method from Asia
Execution by elephant, or Gunga Rao, was a method of capital punishment in South and Southeast Asia, particularly in India, where Asian elephants were
Execution_by_elephant
Israeli officer wrongly executed for treason
the outcome of the trial. On 1 July 1949, a year after Tobianski's wrongful execution, the Israeli government informed his widow of Tobianski's posthumous
Meir_Tobianski
Apparatus designed for carrying out executions by beheading
/ˈɡijətin/ GHEE-yə-teen) is an apparatus designed for effectively carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame with a weighted
Guillotine
Method of execution
Drowning as a method of execution is attested very early in history, for a large variety of cultures and as the method of execution for many types of offences
Execution_by_drowning
Sealed room into which gas is pumped in, causing death by poisoning or asphyxiation
have been used as a method of execution of condemned prisoners in the United States and continue to be a legal execution method in three states, seeing
Gas_chamber
Wrongfully executed intellectually disabled man
– January 6, 1939) was an American man who was falsely convicted and wrongfully executed for the 1936 rape and murder of Dorothy Drain, a 15-year-old
Joe_Arridy
The death penalty is a legal punishment in Saudi Arabia. Most executions in the country are carried out by decapitation (beheading). Saudi Arabia is the
Capital punishment in Saudi Arabia
Capital_punishment_in_Saudi_Arabia
American retired professor (born 1943)
ask President Joe Biden to issue a proclamation of apology for the wrongful execution of their mother. President Biden left office without acknowledging
Michael_Meeropol
Place in prison housing inmates awaiting execution
Execution chamber List of wrongful convictions in the United States The organization notes their report does not include the thousands of executions it
Death_row
British table for the calculation of the length of rope to use in long-drop hangings
punishment by hanging, such as Singapore. 1947 US "Procedure for Military Executions" handbook. The process of judicial hanging Archived 2011-08-15 at the
Official_Table_of_Drops
Licence granted by a government
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Licence_to_kill_(concept)
Person who executes a sentence of death
grand viziers could avoid execution by racing the bostancibaşi to the Fish Market Gate, the traditional place of execution. If the deposed vizier reached
Executioner
American farmers wrongfully executed for murder
executed in the United States in 1915 List of wrongful convictions in the United States Wrongful executions in the United States Gates, Henry Louis (January
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Killing where the circumstances demonstrate a "depraved indifference" to human life
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Depraved-heart_murder
Torture device used for capital punishment
known as the execution wheel, the Wheel of Catherine or the (Saint) Catherine('s) Wheel, was a torture method used for public execution primarily in Europe
Breaking_wheel
American man wrongfully executed for murder (1849 – 1887)
Four years after Marion's execution, Cameron reappeared alive. Cameron's reappearance proved that Marion was wrongfully executed for Cameron's murder
William_Jackson_Marion
Penalty (immediate execution) cases review body – SPC reassumes power to review immediate execution cases. Decisions on a wrongful conviction/sentence
Capital_punishment_in_China
Mahlagha Jaberi says she wore noose dress to bring attention to "wrongful executions" in Iran - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 4 April
Capital_punishment_in_Iran
Alleged Ancient Persian method of execution
his Life of Artaxerxes, citing Ctesias, as an ancient Persian method of execution. He describes the victim being trapped between two small boats, one inverted
Scaphism
Display of executed criminals from a gallows-type structure
Occasionally, the gibbet (/ˈdʒɪbɪt/) was also used as a method of public execution, with the criminal being left to die of exposure, thirst and/or starvation
Gibbeting
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List_of_types_of_killing
pillage or killing), espionage, treason and perjury causing wrongful execution. Oman's last executions occurred in 2021. Oman voted against the United Nations
Capital_punishment_in_Oman
Meal preceding one's execution
A condemned prisoner's last meal is a customary ritual preceding execution. In many countries, the prisoner may, within reason, select what the last meal
Last_meal
debate in the United States List of exonerated death row inmates Wrongful execution Maurice Hastings "Masacre de Pompeya: la Corte Suprema y absolvió
List of miscarriage of justice cases
List_of_miscarriage_of_justice_cases
Chinese man wrongfully executed for murder
Chinese man wrongfully executed for a rape and murder in the Hebei capital, Shijiazhuang. He is one of the most famous wrongful executions in the history
Nie_Shubin
4th-century Christian saint
of him calming a storm at sea, saving three innocent soldiers from wrongful execution, and chopping down a tree possessed by a demon. In his youth, he is
Saint_Nicholas
Type of murder
Spree killer Thrill killing Torture murder Vehicle-ramming attack Wrongful execution Judicial murder Manslaughter In English law In US law In Australian
Torture_murder
Murder motivated by sexual arousal
Spree killer Thrill killing Torture murder Vehicle-ramming attack Wrongful execution Judicial murder Manslaughter In English law In US law In Australian
Lust_murder
Type of criminal offender
Spree killer Thrill killing Torture murder Vehicle-ramming attack Wrongful execution Judicial murder Manslaughter In English law In US law In Australian
Angel_of_mercy_(criminology)
Crime in the United States
Spree killer Thrill killing Torture murder Vehicle-ramming attack Wrongful execution Judicial murder Manslaughter In English law In US law In Australian
Manslaughter (United States law)
Manslaughter_(United_States_law)
Emotional distress often felt by prisoners on death row
delusions and suicidal tendencies in an individual. Prisoners wait years for execution on death row and while waiting the prisoners go through painful isolation
Death_row_phenomenon
Person killing in multiple locations in a short time
Spree killer Thrill killing Torture murder Vehicle-ramming attack Wrongful execution Judicial murder Manslaughter In English law In US law In Australian
Spree_killer
American exonerated death row inmate
List of exonerated death row inmates List of wrongful convictions in the United States Wrongful execution Innocence Project of Texas Michael Roy Toney
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eligible for execution: 0 Scheduled for execution: 0 Exhausted their appeals: 4 (as of March 31, 2025[update]) Immediately eligible for execution: 4 Scheduled
List of death row inmates in the United States who have exhausted their appeals
List_of_death_row_inmates_in_the_United_States_who_have_exhausted_their_appeals
Intentional killing of one's parent(s)
Spree killer Thrill killing Torture murder Vehicle-ramming attack Wrongful execution Judicial murder Manslaughter In English law In US law In Australian
Parricide
Archaic Chinese form of execution
pinyin: Yāo zhǎn), also known as cutting in two at the waist, was a form of execution used in ancient China. As its name implies, it involved the condemned
Waist_chop
Ritualistic suicide by disembowelment
seppuku could be carried out by an executioner, or more often, the actual execution was carried out solely by decapitation while retaining only the trappings
Seppuku
2016 BBC television miniseries
real life case of serial killer John Christie, and the subsequent wrongful execution of Timothy Evans. It premiered on 29 November 2016 on BBC One. The
Rillington_Place
Iranian wrestler (2007–2026)
use of the death penalty as a tool of political repression. Mohammadi's execution was condemned in a 19 March 2026 editorial published by The Wall Street
Saleh_Mohammadi
Act of killing one's husband or boyfriend
Spree killer Thrill killing Torture murder Vehicle-ramming attack Wrongful execution Judicial murder Manslaughter In English law In US law In Australian
Mariticide
2015 United States Supreme Court case
the death penalty: 1) Serious unreliability: Breyer believed the wrongful execution of innocent men was cruel, listing Carlos DeLuna, Cameron Todd Willingham
Glossip_v._Gross
Completely removing the limbs from a living or dead being
contained within the torso would be mutilation. Particularly in South Asia, execution by trained elephants was a form of capital punishment practiced for several
Dismemberment
American teenager wrongfully executed for murder
Williams (July 23, 1914 – June 8, 1931) was an African-American teenager wrongfully convicted and executed for the 1930 murder of 33-year-old Vida Robare
Alexander_McClay_Williams
Executed Belizean woman (1927–1963)
Belize. Parham was posthumously pardoned on the 59th anniversary of her execution in 2022. There is evidence suggesting that not only had the fire itself
Nora_Parham
Murder in which the victim was struck and killed by an axe, hatchet or billhook
Spree killer Thrill killing Torture murder Vehicle-ramming attack Wrongful execution Judicial murder Manslaughter In English law In US law In Australian
Axe_murder
Enslaved African American (d. 1855)
(slave), executed by Missouri in 1838 List of wrongful convictions in the United States Wrongful execution McLaurin, Melton Alonza (1991). Celia, a slave
Celia_(slave)
Torture and execution device
Sicilian bull, bellowing bull or bull of Phalaris, was a torture and execution device designed in ancient Greece. According to Diodorus Siculus, recounting
Brazen_bull
Executed by the state of Texas (C.S.A.) in 1863
a book based on their screenplay. List of wrongful convictions in the United States Wrongful executions in the United States "Handbook of Texas Online
Chipita_Rodriguez
Attempt to influence testimony unduly
miscarriage of justice cases Overturned convictions in the United States Wrongful execution Advocacy Innocence Project National Registry of Exonerations Investigating
Witness_tampering
History of the death penalty in the UK
Memorial Christopher Simcox Use of capital punishment by country Wrongful execution Hoffman & Rowe 2010, p. 148 "History of the Death Penalty". Public
Capital punishment in the United Kingdom
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_Kingdom
Act of killing one's father
Spree killer Thrill killing Torture murder Vehicle-ramming attack Wrongful execution Judicial murder Manslaughter In English law In US law In Australian
Patricide
African-American man wrongfully convicted of murder (1934–1956)
nearly 70 years after his execution, Dallas County unanimously passed a resolution proclaiming that Walker had been wrongfully executed. The resolution
Tommy_Lee_Walker
Willful killing of a prominent person
are not available. Targeting people who are suspected of terrorism for execution, far from any war zone, turns the whole world into a battlefield." Yael
Assassination
Compulsory hospitalization
Claims of wrongful commitment are a common theme in the anti-psychiatry movement. In 1860, the case of Elizabeth Packard, who was wrongfully committed
Involuntary_commitment
row in South Korea. The method of execution is hanging. However, there has been an informal moratorium on executions since President Kim Dae-jung took
Capital punishment in South Korea
Capital_punishment_in_South_Korea
140 having abolished it in law or in practice. The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction
List of most recent executions by jurisdiction
List_of_most_recent_executions_by_jurisdiction
Event by which a person is forced away from home
familial exterminations Religion and capital punishment Wrongful execution Botched execution Resolutions concerning death penalty at the United Nations
Exile
Complete separation of the head from the body
execution; it may be performed with an axe, sword, or knife, or by mechanical means such as a guillotine. An executioner who carries out executions by
Decapitation
Insufficient oxygen in breathed air
that Smith's execution showed that nitrogen hypoxia was an "effective and humane method of execution", several people watching the execution reported that
Inert_gas_asphyxiation
Method of execution
Flaying, also known as skinning, is a method of slow torture or execution in which skin is removed from the body. A dead animal may be flayed when preparing
Flaying
Act of killing a god or deity
Jesus with blasphemy, a capital crime under biblical law, and sought his execution. According to John 18:31, the Judean authorities claimed to lack the authority
Deicide
Homicide criminal charge
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Voluntary_manslaughter
Homicide with the consent of the person being killed
out. In later times, forced seppuku was effectively used as a method of execution. Sadomasochism Snuff film Suicide by cop Betzold, Michel,"Appointment
Consensual_homicide
African American wrongful execution victim (1900-1945)
Baker was the only woman in Georgia to be executed by electrocution. The execution came during a decades-long period of state suppression of civil rights
Lena_Baker
Act of killing one's own family
Spree killer Thrill killing Torture murder Vehicle-ramming attack Wrongful execution Judicial murder Manslaughter In English law In US law In Australian
Familicide
Archaic Chinese method of torture and execution
torture and execution that was used in China from c. 900 until it was banned in 1905. It was also used in Vietnam and Korea. In this form of execution, a knife
Lingchi
Person declared as outside the protection of the law
familial exterminations Religion and capital punishment Wrongful execution Botched execution Resolutions concerning death penalty at the United Nations
Outlaw
Murderer targeting personal ad writers
Spree killer Thrill killing Torture murder Vehicle-ramming attack Wrongful execution Judicial murder Manslaughter In English law In US law In Australian
Lonely_hearts_killer
Practice of eating a child or fetus
two Frenchmen, Pierre Burgot and Michel Verdun, confessed before their execution for murder and lycanthropy that they had transformed into werewolves after
Child_cannibalism
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Muslim
Graceful Lily in the apocryphal book of tobit Susannah courageously defended herself against wrongful accusation. white lilies grew in the biblical city of susa in persia
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English American
Lily.. In the apocryphal Book of Tobit Susannah courageously defended herself against wrongful...
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Egyptian
, executioner deities.
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Greek
(ΑγÏίππας) Greek name AGRIPPAS means "wild horse." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of the Herod Agrippa who ordered the execution of the apostle James, and the imprisonment of Peter.
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Hebrew
Lily. In the apocryphal Book of Tobit Susannah courageously defended herself against wrongful...
Girl/Female
English
Lily.. In the apocryphal Book of Tobit Susannah courageously defended herself against wrongful...
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English
Lily. In the apocryphal Book of Tobit Susannah courageously defended herself against wrongful...
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Shakespearean
Measure for Measure' An executioner.
Male
African
executioner.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from Middle High German kellaere ‘cellarman’, ‘cellar master’ (Latin cellarius, denoting the keeper of the cella ‘store chamber’, ‘pantry’). Hence an occupational name for the overseer of the stores, accounts, or household in general in, for example, a monastery or castle. Kellers were important as trusted stewards in a great household, and in some cases were promoted to ministerial rank. The surname is widespread throughout central Europe.English : either an occupational name for a maker of caps or cauls, from Middle English kellere, or an occupational name for an executioner, from Old English cwellere.Irish : reduced form of Kelleher.Scottish : variant of Keillor.
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Muslim
The preventer of harm
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Basque Hebrew
God is heard.
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Tamil
Live
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Shakespearean
King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Lord Rivers, brother to Lady Grey. 'King Richard III' Earl...
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Hindu
With eyes like that of a deer
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Indian
A Spring in paradise
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam
Morning; Light; Lighting
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, Finnish, Scandinavian
Jehovah has been Gracious; Has Shown Favor; Jan's Son; Son of Johannes; Similar to the Hebrew John
Boy/Male
Tamil
Jeemutbahan | ஜீமà¯à®¤à¯à®ªà®¾à®¹à®¨Â
Full of life
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Indian
Follow Gods Rules
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adv.
In an injurious or hurtful manner; wrongfully; hurtfully; mischievously.
n.
Wrong appropriation; wrongful use.
v. t.
To get wrongfully.
v. t.
To carry away or mislead wrongfully, as by passion.
v. t.
To covet wrongfully.
n.
A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right.
n.
A personal action which lies to recover possession of goods and chattle wrongfully taken or detained. Originally, it was a remedy peculiar to cases for wrongful distress, but it may generally now be brought in all cases of wrongful taking or detention.
a.
Disposed to sing; full of song.
n.
A form of action for the recovery of a personal chattel wrongfully detained.
a.
Not right; illegal; as, wrongous imprisonment.
a.
Contrary to justice and right; prompted by a spirit of injustice; wrongful; as, an unjust sentence; an unjust demand; an unjust accusation.
a.
Constituting, or of the nature of, a wrong; unjust; wrongful.
a.
Full of wrong; injurious; unjust; unfair; as, a wrongful taking of property; wrongful dealing.
a.
Injurious; wrongful.
adv.
In a corrupt manner; by means of corruption or corrupting influences; wrongfully.
a.
With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act.
n.
One who wrongfully disseizes, or puts another out of possession of a freehold.
a.
Not just; wrongful; iniquitous; culpable.
n.
The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy; ownership, whether rightful or wrongful.
v. t.
To treat wrongfully.